Cade did not want to take matters into his hands, so he called the police. In a matter of minutes, the sounds of sirens coming from the police cars filled the air. Soon they were with Cade. An officer came to talk with Cade while a few others inspected the area. Barnes had still not woken up. Cade stood outside his car with the police officers, one of whom was now interrogating him. "He just brought a gun and shot at the driver before aiming at me. Then I punched him on the head before he could shoot at me, which is why he's passed out now." Cade narrated to the police officer interrogating him. The man looked into the car again for the fifth time. He could see the gun held lightly in the unconscious Barnes' hand. He nodded and wrote something on a note. “I’ve taken out all the bullets. The gun is harmless.” Cade said to the officer as the officer looked at the gun again and the man nodded before speaking."Reggie!" The staunch faced police officer called. Another police officer ans
Cade got a call from the police about the successful operation of finding the Bellwethers. "Mr Milton," the voice began, "we have found the suspects you declared wanted.""Thank you," Cade said and put off the call. He left what he was doing at the moment and went to get ready to be at the police station. Before leaving, Cade called on Gale to oversee the activities going on in the company. Cade got to the police station at the late hours of the morning. He asked to see the Bellwethers and he was given an audience with them individually. He first met with Hailey. "I had to admit, your plan was a good plan." Cade began. He was sitting on a table, his chair opposite hers, in a dark room with just the both of them alone. Hailey had looked at him as she walked in, hate in her eyes. She sat on the seat opposite Cade. "If Barnes succeeded in killing me and you all succeeded in escaping, there would be no one to come after you the way I would have done and by now maybe you all would hav
As the call went off. Cassandra looked at her son, waiting for a word. Alex gave her the news. "It's been done." He said to his mother. She nodded in satisfaction. "So we can proceed to the next plan?" "Yes, we can. He must be thrown off guard by now." "And we can drink to his downfall now.”"Of course! I'll get the drink!" Alex said excitedly. He went to the mini bar just before the dining room and picked up a glass of champagne and flutes for his mother and himself. It was time to celebrate. He poured out the drink in both glasses and they raised up their glasses to a toast. "Here's to being clever," Alex said. "And here's to what is to come," Cassandra said and they drank up happily. After they set down their drinks, Cassandra had a question for her child. "What if Cade finds out?" This put their moment of glory to rest for a while. Alex knew, and so did his mother, that Cade was a clever person. He was almost too clever for them and they knew that when he set his mind to s
She waited till she had swallowed every bite of food in her mouth before answering Cade's question. "A trailer collided with my car." She answered simply. "A trailer? That's crazy." "Yeah." "I'm sure the trailer driver and whoever was with him did not sustain any injuries as you did," Cade said, though it was partly a question. It may seem cruel to others that he wished the driver was as hurt as his mother but he couldn’t help thinking that way. It would be unfair if the person that almost killed his mum just escaped like that with no complications after almost taking her from Cade. "I don't know if it did, but after the trailer hit my car, I lost control of my steering and the next thing I knew was that I woke up in a hospital at night." "Damn." "Yeah. You know, I think it was just some reckless driver or a brake situation. You know how these people who drive trailers can drive funny sometimes," She chuckled weakly at her joke. Cade smiled. He thought it was a case of rec
On the day of the court hearing, Cade was present at the court with his lawyer. Raegan had asked to tag along, but he did not want her here. He wanted to handle his business alone but she wanted to be there as emotional support and to watch the people that came after him finally get punished. The Bellwethers were present at the court, too. They had with them a lawyer provided to them, who would defend them. The people in the court were all seated and waiting for the judge. When the judge came in, the magistrate announced his presence by ordering the court to stand. It was after the judge took his seat that the court followed suit."Mr Milton." the magistrate called on Cade and his lawyer stood up. Then he called on the Bellwethers and their own lawyer stood up. "Prosecution, you may begin" the judge called again and Cade's lawyer moved to the front of the courtroom to begin his argument. He began his speech by giving a brief narration of the case from Cade's own point of view. Then
The day for the next court hearing was quick to come by. It was just two weeks away from the last court hearing. The Bellwethers were present as they were the last hearing. Cade hoped that the verdict would be passed today so he would not have to waste any more time on the case. It already took too long and he had other businesses to attend to. Yes, he wanted his revenge, but this was taking quite some time. Time that he would have spent on other more productive things. As far as he was concerned, the Bellwethers were not worth wasting time over. He walked into the court room, a few minutes late to the hearing because he had an emergency at work to attend to. He made his way to a seat at the front, just beside his lawyer. A few minutes after he had sat down, the judge came in and the proceedings began. Cross examination was over and a new process in the proceeding was to begin today, after which Cade hoped that the verdict would be passed. His lawyer went in front of the court room a
"Your honor," the lawyer saluted as he began. "We have heard the prosecutor speak and now I will take up some points of his that I find disagreeable." The lawyer paused for a moment as if to gain his stance before continuing. "The defendant claimed that his client locked up the Bellwethers illegally to prevent them from fleeing the country again, as well as making way for Mr Barnes to appear before the board members of his company. Now, while all that is reasonable, am I sure the defendant knows that that was a case of limitation of one's right to movement by another? What if one of them had died while in unlawful captivity? While the client of the defendant was trying to protect his own interest as a result of the bitter vengeance that burnt in his heart, he forgot that the Bellwethers are first humans before they are to him, callous people. He should not have taken the law into his hands, that is a hate crime. I'll move on from that, now." The lawyer paused again. Cade frowned at b
With the Bellwethers out of the way now, Cade could focus on more important things and people in his life. Things like new partnerships and ambassadorial deals, and people like his mother and his lover, Raegan. Most especially Raegan. They had not been spending enough time together since the Bellwether case began and now that it was over, Cade was going to make time for her. She had not complained about their lack of physical closeness even though they spoke on the phone and video called each other everyday. She was being understanding and giving him space because she also understood what it meant to have a busy schedule. He was so grateful to have a woman like her. If he had still been with Hailey, she would have been nagging him and trying to manipulate him emotionally to spend time with her. A few days after the verdict from the court, Cade decided to surprise Raegan. She was patient with him and she deserved the world. He had an idea he thought she would like in mind. All he had t